Turns out that lovely couple is missing a LADY BIRD (Lady Bug to you Yanks). The little horsey just happened to be ours from a book.
P did offer me some lasagna though.
out of pity.
This week's special day was Valentine's Day.
Since Sexy Guy is the romantic of the family (and I am so NOT) I decided to try to avoid any embarrassment this year for my lack of preparation.
Who has time for thoughtful, romantic planning when there are kids to get to football, ballet, church activities, and my own meetings?
No, I didn't rent him a date with someone more romantic than me, I went for the preemptive strike andasked him to please NOT buy any chocolate since I can't handle the guilt when I eat the entire box in one sitting and the deceit when have to run out to buy a new box and eat a few of those so it doesn't look like I have absolutely no control.
He honored my request.
There were no pressies, flowers, mushy cards this year.
In fact, it was a very ordinary day with the exception of me becoming the coolest Mom in Great Britain because I sent my kids to school with Valentine cards & lollies (heart-shaped suckers) in a country where kids don't spend two weeks assembling paper mache mail boxes for the love-themed loot they'll receive.
ONE other child wrote Valentine cards, but only for her closest friends. hah! I win!!
As I basked in my new-found coolest-Mom-ever glory, I confessed to the Husband that a few thoughts had entered my mind for some thoughtful gifts for him...
(like a foot massage for those feet I refuse to touch)
to which he replied,
"The only thing a guy wants for the day is s.., all that other Valentine's Day stuff is for the wife".
SLAP. ouch.
Is it true?? Men don't eagerly await the homemade cards of tissue paper hearts glued on with the kids Elmer's and a sappy stab at poetry from the love of their life??
I'm rethinking all of the lovely dinners I made for him, my husband, the most romantic person I know... those Valentines Days before our circus of children came along. I feel like someone just sucker-punched Santa Claus on live TV.
Well, it's no ladybug, but you get an A++ for creativity. :)
ReplyDeleteCome on now, you've been married long enough, you should know they don't care about cards, dinners, anything else but s**. They're smart enough to settle for the cards and dinners though.
xoxo
Oh, yeah, my husband told me looooong ago that that's what the day is all about. That also goes for any vacation, wedding anniversary, New Years, St. Patricks, Labor Day, his birthday, and Martin Luther King Day. Also any time either he or I take a day off work or if he does a load of laundry or loads the dishwasher or washes my car.
ReplyDeleteARRRGGGHHHHHH.....!
Yup, pretty much all about the whoopie. Which I am all for, but I want some chocolate to go with it! ;)
ReplyDeleteThey pretend to like all that stuff hoping it will EARN them a little sumthin-sumthin.
ReplyDeleteLove-"Someone sucker punched Santa........."
And not just holidays. Wednesday is also considered a reason around here.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on making the status of coolest mom ever. I held it once for a few minutes.
Seriously? You didn't know that? That's all they ever want on any given day. It's the main reason they marry. Stay married. It's why men give their wives sexy lingerie for Valentines. How many of your kids have November birthdays?
ReplyDeleteWe know they want s** ALL the time, but on special days we have to be spoiled for them to get it! No...?
ReplyDeleteYep, that's pretty much all my husband wants too. Me? I can easily be bought with chocolate :-)
ReplyDeleteCheers, jj
I'm surprised at you. How did you not know that? That is the only reason men do any of that "romantic" stuff. Come on now. The only thing men ever want is s**. And maybe a sandwich and beer to celebrate the s**. Although this year I got Todd some Packer stuff too and he was pretty happy with that. So maybe a sandwich, a beer, and some football too. ;)
ReplyDeleteOh, and just in case you were wondering, lingerie is unneccesary as well. Naked is always better, they say. The fancy stuff just gets in the way. ;)
First of all... I LOVE the idea of no Valentines at school! i should teach in GB!
ReplyDeleteI wasn't wondering about the lingerie, but okay.
My wife and I both suck at romance. Kinda pathetic.
I am glad you won! LOL
ReplyDeleteYikes...maybe he meant "most men" and not him :)
ReplyDeleteI love everything about this post. The second box of chocolates...spot on.
ReplyDeleteYour handsome man's summation of Valentines day...spot on. So now we know why they buy us all that sweet stuff, they're just trying to butter us up. Bet they feel stupid when it doesn't pan out.
You've been married how long and didn't know this? Everything - as in EVERYTHING - a man does is for that reason.
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